Producer's Corner with Jean-Marie Riachi

posted on March 22, 2011 by Nicholas

Composer, arranger and music producer Jean-Marie Riachi established his own JMR Audio Productions in Rabieh and then went on to create the first publishing company in the Middle East. In addition, he created Oreole Records, the first label in the region to solely produce instrumental albums.

Jean-Marie has produced a significant series of hits for leading stars like Majida Al Roumy, Jose Carreras, Yousoun Ndour, Elissa, Nawal Al Zoughbi, Assi Hellani, Ramy Ay-ach, Haifa Wehbeh, Ragheb Alameh, Latifa, Carole Samaha and many more. He has also produced several soundtracks, among them the documentary movie Les Cendres du Phoenix and the theme song, ‘Nour El Shams’ by Pascale Machaalany for the blockbuster Hollywood movie Spy Game.

Throughout his award winning career, including multiple World Music Awards, Jean-Marie Riachi has worked on some impressive gear. Here are ten of his favorite pieces of studio equipment that he has used over the years: